Moses said to the Lord, “Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The Lord said to him, “Who gave human beings their mouths? Who makes them deaf or mute? Who gives them sight or makes them blind? Is … Continue reading Answer the call, and be present, in love
Month: January 2020
We cannot bear the cost of our war culture
There is nothing new under the sun, especially when it comes to our tendency toward war. Reckless and belligerent as our president is, it would be wrong to think our bellicose nature was invented in 2016. Operation Desert Storm, under Bush 41, was, to his credit, a model of broad coalition-building and narrowly defined … Continue reading We cannot bear the cost of our war culture
The Holy Name that Saves
This sermon was delivered for the Feast of the Holy Name, Jan. 1, 2020, at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Enid, Oklahoma. Today we remember the Feast of The Holy Name, known in other traditions as the Feast of the Circumcision. This feast day recalls the bris for Jesus – the traditional Jewish ceremony in which … Continue reading The Holy Name that Saves
